Off the Map
by Meika Hashimoto (Author)
From Meika Hashimoto, author of The Trail, comes an action-packed adventure about doing what it takes to survive--and realizing you can't do it alone.
Amos and Marlo have always been best friends. From hiking trips to backyard camp-outs, from playing soccer at the park to sitting together at lunch, they did everything together -- until this past school year, when it all fell apart.
Out of nowhere, Amos stopped talking to Marlo, and she has no idea why. Embarrassed and angry, Marlo distracts herself by looking forward to an end-of-year canoe trip with her mom. A special wilderness adventure, just the two of them (and their dog).
But when they arrive at the trail-head in the Alaska wilderness... there's Amos! Their parents have surprised them with a trip together. Things couldn't be any worse.
During the trip, Marlo and Amos do their best to avoid each other at all costs... until their parents pair them in a canoe together. When they start arguing, Amos and Marlo don't notice that the grownups' canoe has disappeared.
They've taken a wrong turn -- and they're heading straight for a waterfall.
Lost in the wilderness, can these two ex-best friends stop fighting long enough to find their way back to safety?
Off the Map contains Meika's signature mix of outdoor adventure and loads of heart. It's about first crushes, friendship breakups, and learning to trust again. A perfect read for fans of Hatchet or Dan Gemeinhart.
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Publishers Weekly
Two former friends must work together to survive after getting lost in this gritty, briskly paced adventure by Hashimoto (The Trail). Spirited and headstrong 13-year-old Marlo is preparing for a four-day canoe trip, during which she will travel down 150 miles of the Yukon River with her river guide mother and her dog, Cheerio. Though she's excited for the trip, it's the first one she's taken since her father left two months ago, which Marlo blames herself for. Her feelings surrounding the trip grow more complicated when Marlo and her mother are joined by Marlo's former best friend Amos and his father. What starts as a straightforward route gets derailed due to Amos and Marlo's communication struggles. Soon the tweens, who are sharing a canoe, get separated from their parents. Now they must confront the reasons behind their crumbling friendship and work together if they hope to survive the Alaskan wilderness. Via vividly detailed prose and a propulsive plot, Hashimoto depicts the harsh realities of surviving in nature. Safety tips, such as boiling river water to sanitize it and the importance of having a first-aid kit, feature throughout, providing foreshadowing and heightening the tension. Ages 8-12. Agent: Chelsea Eberly, Greenhouse Literary. (Nov.)
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Review quotes
Praise for The Trail:
"A must-read for anyone looking for a great adventure novel. I could not put it down." — Roland Smith, author of Peak
"The Trail brings Toby's epic hike fully to life. It's a journey that's as much in the heart as on the map, and it's not one you want to miss." — Michael Northrop, New York Times bestselling author of Trapped and Dear Justice League
"In The Trail, Hashimoto has created an honest and tense tale that reminds us that there's more to survival than just living." — Eliot Schrefer, two-time National Book Award nominee for Endangered and Threatened
"Action-packed." — School Library Journal
Meika Hashimoto is the author of The Trail and Bound for Home. She grew up on a mountain in Maine. She has traveled the world in search of calm forests and beautiful peaks, and found them a'plenty. When she is not hiking and climbing, she is a children's book editor in New York.
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV001010 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
Dogs
Adventure and adventurers
Adventure stories
Survival
Best friends
Alaska
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also
JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survi
Action and adventure fiction
Wilderness survival
Canoes and canoeing
Survival fiction
